Agreement announced on criminal justice reform bills
Gov. Mary Fallin announced this afternoon that she, legislative leaders and other stakeholders have come to an agreement on six criminal justice reform bills...
How We Got Here: Let’s get gubernatorial
In less than four months, Oklahomans will take to the polls to vote in primary elections. Republicans, Democrats and Libertarians will all vote for...
House District 51: Brad Boles vs Charles Murdock
Voters in southwest Oklahoma will go to the polls Tuesday to select a replacement for former Rep. Scott Biggs who resigned his House District...
Oklahoma City produces ‘A Desire Named Streetcar’
I was walking in Midtown a few nights ago, as people do, and I couldn't help but notice all of the new streetcar tracks...
Victim advocate: Oklahoma must become ‘smart on crime’
Feb. 15, 2011, is etched into my memory. That’s the day our son, Chad, was the victim of a horrific, violent crime, and our...
Letter: The effects of NRA ‘blood money’
To the editors:
Of course, I'm glad to hear of the companies that are doing the right thing in cancelling their ties to the National...
Preaching to Senate, pastor ties shootings with ‘immorality,’ gay marriage
A Durant pastor aggravated some members of the Oklahoma State Senate this morning when he suggested that a string of deadly tragedies is the...
Oklahoma Watch’s primer for state gun laws
(Editor’s note: This story was authored by Ben Botkin of Oklahoma Watch and appears here in accordance with the non-profit journalism organization’s republishing terms.)
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Moms rally for gun restrictions, lawmakers advance the opposite
Two weeks after 17 people died in a Parkland, Florida, school shooting, Oklahoma advocates rallied for gun reform at the state Capitol on Tuesday while other...
Fallin names Clark Jolley as secretary of finance
Less than a month after the resignation of Preston Doerflinger, Gov. Mary Fallin has selected Clark Jolley, current vice chairman of the Oklahoma Tax...
